Fitness Moms = Wonder Woman

Fitness moms…sometimes I think we deserve an award. Every single time we finish a workout, while dealing with the world’s problems through a child’s eyes, someone should magically appear with a trophy and a speech all about our fabulous worth. (I might be being dramatic here, sue me!)

I am sure some moms have it all together, scheduled and easy. I am not one of those moms. These are not excuses because I make it work regardless, but I think I identify with those moms that get it done in all kinds of F’ed up ways. Nothing in my house seems to go as planned, not usually any way. We have 5 crazy active kids. They are the best, but nothing about being a working mom of 5 kiddos is what I would call an easy walk in the park. I love it when people say, you just have to make yourself a priority. I am like where? Should I not get to work on time, or should I not spend time with my kids? Which one? LOL J So instead I sacrifice my sleep because those hours are the only ones that are actually mine. I want to be a sexy fitness badass so not sleeping is okay with me, but I am not about to sit here and make it seem like being a fitness mom is this yellow brick road of easy. (and yes, I wish bad things on those working mommies that make it all seem like cake! Not really….. well, mostly!)

I get up at 4:15 to get myself ready before I get the kids up & start their days which means that any type of fasted cardio is out of the question. I actually did lose my mind for a hot minute and tried fasted cardio at 3:30AM (AM people!) a few times. Yeah completely not worth it. I was exhausted by about 5PM which meant my pump session at 9PM either was a disaster or just did not happen. (awe friggin rats!) Some parts of trying to be a great fitness mommy are out of my reach. And I’ve had to come to terms with that fact.

But the few things I can control, I work hard to do so. I can control my nutrition. (still working on my simple carb control! I love love love stupid simple carbs! L) And I can control how consistent I am with my workouts, making the most of the time I have allotted. I do not skip workouts (although some are better than others! Let’s be honest!).

So if no one has told you fitness Moms just how Wonder Woman like you are for putting it all together daily, take it from someone in the trenches with you, YOU FRIGGIN RAWK! Keep on keeping on, you’ll get there!